[81alum]

About scouting report defense: that phrase certainly doesn't mean "find the worst shooter and sag off of her." Sagging off in that way is just one technique that the defense *might* use, and is called for only if the scouting report says there is a poor shooter. Stanford has used the sag-off technique a lot recently because there are so many teams with one or more poor shooters on the perimeter, but they don't always do it.

Generally, scouting report defense means that the coaches scout each team, find out what each opposing player does well and poorly, find out what plays they like to run, etc., and tailor the defense each game to match. I.e., try to get a catch-and-shoot 3-point shooter to drive or shoot off the dribble, try to deny the ball to a strong post, recognize what play is starting to be run and be in the way so that the first option or two won't work, etc.

Was the scouting report or the resulting defensive plan wrong on Washington? For instance, was Wetmore left open on purpose? Should we have being zoning and/or pressing, or just mixing it up, right from the start? I don't claim to know.

True enough.  I was making the assumption that Wetmore was left open on purpose.  Because the alternative is an even gloomier thought.  She was SO wide open so often...with no adjustments to cover her...it is hard to believe we would be that incompetent.

[81alum]

About scouting report defense: that phrase certainly doesn't mean "find the worst shooter and sag off of her." Sagging off in that way is just one technique that the defense *might* use, and is called for only if the scouting report says there is a poor shooter. Stanford has used the sag-off technique a lot recently because there are so many teams with one or more poor shooters on the perimeter, but they don't always do it.

Generally, scouting report defense means that the coaches scout each team, find out what each opposing player does well and poorly, find out what plays they like to run, etc., and tailor the defense each game to match. I.e., try to get a catch-and-shoot 3-point shooter to drive or shoot off the dribble, try to deny the ball to a strong post, recognize what play is starting to be run and be in the way so that the first option or two won't work, etc.

Was the scouting report or the resulting defensive plan wrong on Washington? For instance, was Wetmore left open on purpose? Should we have being zoning and/or pressing, or just mixing it up, right from the start? I don't claim to know.

True enough.  I was making the assumption that Wetmore was left open on purpose.  Because the alternative is an even gloomier thought.  She was SO wide open so often...with no adjustments to cover her...it is hard to believe we would be that incompetent.